Sholei Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Sholei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Sholei (20) may also be a first name.
Sholei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sholei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sholei occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sholei.
How Common Is The Last Name Sholei? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Sholei reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most common forename throughout the world It is held by 20 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Uasin Gishu County, where 80 percent live and Bungoma County, where 20 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 25 percent live and Iran, where 13 percent live.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sholei
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